Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Progress Rail
Start: 4/8/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043113 · 4/8/2023 · Progress Rail

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Cranes-rail-mounted

Employer

Name: Progress Rail
Location: CSX Railway Spur, RONCEVERTE, WEST VIRGINIA, 24970
NAICS: 336510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a crane on the railroad tracks to pick up sticks of rail to place in a gondola hopper. As the employee was transferring sticks of rail into the hopper, the sticks struck a power pole and then struck the employee. The employee sustained a lacerated liver, crushed kidney, three broken ribs and three broken fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown